NuMoo has returned to its roots after MoO3 and does a decent job of bringing the franchise to a new generation of gamers. It's a solid recipe and I enjoyed my time with the game, but one playthrough was enough - and that's not really a great sign of a 4X. It feels tired, like the old man of space 4X that hasn't quite accepted the decline of his virility. The game is pretty and coasts on tried-and-tested 4X principles, but provides little innovation to the genre and fails to immerse the player in its universe. I've left a complete review on Old Man Mordaith (https://oldmanmordaith.com/2017/07/16/how-do-the-numoo/).
